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Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka (2024)
Journal Article
Weerakkody, S., Prabhakar, G., & Luo, X. (in press). Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Services and Operations Management,

The Sri Lankan economy depends heavily on the labour-intensive garment sector; thus, supply chain management plays a crucial role in its operation. Inventory management is an important activity when comparing supply chain management in the garment se... Read More about Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka.

Proposal to map critical factors of PMBoK to CyBOK Knowledge Areas (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Prabhakar, G., Luo, X., & Tseng, H. (2023, November). Proposal to map critical factors of PMBoK to CyBOK Knowledge Areas. Presented at XII International Research-to-Practice Conference “Society Transformations in Social and Human Sciences”, Riga, Latvia

The proposed objective of this research is to map critical factors of CYBOK’s knowledgebase under Human, Organisational & Regulatory Aspects (Risk Management & Governance, Law & Regulation, Human Factors, Privacy & Online Rights) with the knowledge a... Read More about Proposal to map critical factors of PMBoK to CyBOK Knowledge Areas.

Usage of online food delivery in food waste generation in China during the crisis of COVID-19 (2023)
Journal Article
Wei, L., Prabhakar, G., & Duong, L. N. K. (2023). Usage of online food delivery in food waste generation in China during the crisis of COVID-19. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 58(10), 5602-5608. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.16552

This study connects food waste (FW) with online food delivery (OFD) service and aims to explore the impacts of the usage of OFD service on FW generation in China during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Through responses from 123 consumers of OFD service... Read More about Usage of online food delivery in food waste generation in China during the crisis of COVID-19.

How technostress may affect employee performance in educational work environments (2023)
Journal Article
Bourlakis, M., Nisar, T. M., & Prabhakar, G. (2023). How technostress may affect employee performance in educational work environments. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 193, Article 122674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122674

Despite there being a proliferation of research into the relationship between educators and work-related stress, there appears to be a lack of research on how institutions respond to this problem. The development of information and communications tec... Read More about How technostress may affect employee performance in educational work environments.

Approaches leading to a successful project: A special reference to construction industry in China (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Pan, Y., Ratanova, I., & Prabhakar, G. (2023, May). Approaches leading to a successful project: A special reference to construction industry in China. Paper presented at XIII International Scientific Conference “Time of challenges and opportunities: Challenges, solutions, perspectives”, Latvia, Riga

This paper analyses the approaches that lead to the success of projects in Chinese construction industry. The research data analysis reveals that the project manager is the crucial success factor for projects in the Chinese construction industry. R... Read More about Approaches leading to a successful project: A special reference to construction industry in China.

Innovative approaches to solving environmental issues in the context of the green deal (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Ratanova, I., Andrejevs, V., & Prabhakar, G. (2023, May). Innovative approaches to solving environmental issues in the context of the green deal. Presented at XIII International Scientific Conference “Time of challenges and opportunities: Challenges, solutions, perspectives”, Riga, Latvia

This article discusses the place of the Green Deal in the National Development Plan of Latvia. Low-carbon, resource-efficient and climate-sustainable development enables Latvia to achieve national goals in climate change mitigation, energy, air and w... Read More about Innovative approaches to solving environmental issues in the context of the green deal.

Entrepreneurial storytelling: Using a consistent story to create and sustain a business: Case studies of two migrant entrepreneurs (2023)
Journal Article
Rana, H., Knox, D., & Prabhakar, G. (2023). Entrepreneurial storytelling: Using a consistent story to create and sustain a business: Case studies of two migrant entrepreneurs. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 28(1), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2021.10042270

This qualitative research uses case studies of two migrant entrepreneurs – Karan Bilimoria and Levi Roots – to explore the use of storytelling as a tool for establishing and sustaining a business. It proposes a conceptual framework which shows how s... Read More about Entrepreneurial storytelling: Using a consistent story to create and sustain a business: Case studies of two migrant entrepreneurs.

Career development in project-based organizations: Problems and prospects (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ratanova, I., & Prabhakar, G. (2022, December). Career development in project-based organizations: Problems and prospects. Presented at Baltic International Academy XI International Research-to-Practice Conference “Society Transformations in Social and Human Sciences”, Riga, Latvia

The purpose of this research is to investigate whether project managers could become senior executives, to identify gaps in the skill sets of project managers and CEOs, and to determine how project managers could better design their career path to re... Read More about Career development in project-based organizations: Problems and prospects.

ISBE 2022 - Heritage Entrepreneurship (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Rana, H., & Prabhakar, G. (2022, October). ISBE 2022 - Heritage Entrepreneurship

Poster presented at the44th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference in York, October 2022. The poster outlines Helen Rana's PhD research and won the award of 'Best Poster for the ISBE Doctoral Day 2022'

Risk in active sport tourism projects: Narratives from managers in the Chinese event industry (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Knox, D., & Prabhakar, G. (2023). Risk in active sport tourism projects: Narratives from managers in the Chinese event industry. Journal of China Tourism Research, 19(2), 176-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/19388160.2022.2050872

The purpose of this study is to identify risk issues in managing active sport tourism event projects in China from the perspective of event managers. A qualitative method was utilized, with 12 semi-structured interviews being conducted in China in or... Read More about Risk in active sport tourism projects: Narratives from managers in the Chinese event industry.

Unravelling influential individual level factors during a crowdfunding campaign: Insights from the ALS ice bucket challenge (2021)
Journal Article
Nisar, T., Prabhakar, G., & Bourlakis, M. (2022). Unravelling influential individual level factors during a crowdfunding campaign: Insights from the ALS ice bucket challenge. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 175, Article 121342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121342

This study aims to identify the factors that drive sharing and donating in a viral crowdfunding campaign. Crowdfunding is a method of raising finance that allows founders of both for-profit and nonprofit social and cultural projects to request fundin... Read More about Unravelling influential individual level factors during a crowdfunding campaign: Insights from the ALS ice bucket challenge.

Customer satisfaction and loyalty in Malaysian resort hotels: The role of empathy, reliability and tangible dimensions of service quality (2020)
Journal Article
Yeong, S. N., Knox, D., & Prabhakar, G. (2022). Customer satisfaction and loyalty in Malaysian resort hotels: The role of empathy, reliability and tangible dimensions of service quality. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 41(4), 444 - 462. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2020.10028391

This paper applies the SERVQUAL model for the purpose of examining the impacts of the five dimensions of service quality on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the hotel industry in Malaysia, and to investigate which factors among said dim... Read More about Customer satisfaction and loyalty in Malaysian resort hotels: The role of empathy, reliability and tangible dimensions of service quality.

Crowdfunding innovations in emerging economies: Risk and credit control in peer-to-peer lending network platforms (2020)
Journal Article
Nisar, T. M., Prabhakar, G., & Torchia, M. (2020). Crowdfunding innovations in emerging economies: Risk and credit control in peer-to-peer lending network platforms. Strategic Change, 29(3), 355-361. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2334

Peer‐to‐peer (P2P) lending has emerged as a network form of crowdfunding that facilitates the loan originations outside the traditional banking model. In China, the combination of imperfect financial development and Internet technology has led to the... Read More about Crowdfunding innovations in emerging economies: Risk and credit control in peer-to-peer lending network platforms.

An exploration of differences between professional advancement of project managers based on their gender in operations-driven and project-driven organizations (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Prabhakar, G., & Nisar, T. (2019, December). An exploration of differences between professional advancement of project managers based on their gender in operations-driven and project-driven organizations. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Industrial and Mechanical Engineering and Operations Management (IMEOM 2019), Dhaka, Bangladesh

This paper discusses results of an exploratory study conducted on project and operations managers. The study aims to investigate the difference between the professional advancement of project and operations managers based on their gender. It also att... Read More about An exploration of differences between professional advancement of project managers based on their gender in operations-driven and project-driven organizations.

A qualitative review of the contribution of military leadership to the humanitarian supply chain operations (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Tynan, M. P., Prabhakar, G., & Nisar, T. (2019, July). A qualitative review of the contribution of military leadership to the humanitarian supply chain operations. Paper presented at 3rd IEOM European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Pilsen, Czech Republic

The humanitarian operations arena and the Humanitarian Supply Chain (HSC) in response to crises or disasters are times where the need for leadership is paramount. Similar challenges to those of the HSC are encountered by the military in operations,... Read More about A qualitative review of the contribution of military leadership to the humanitarian supply chain operations.

Effect of best management practices on the performance and productivity of small firms (2019)
Journal Article
Nisar, T. M., Kumar, N., & Prabhakar, G. (2019). Effect of best management practices on the performance and productivity of small firms. Production Planning and Control, 30(10-12), 919-934. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1582100

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Recent research on productivity finds that best management practices are a crucial but neglected element in explaining firm productivity. This stream of research also focuses on... Read More about Effect of best management practices on the performance and productivity of small firms.

Sharing economy and the lodging websites: Antecedents and mediators of accommodation purchase intentions (2019)
Journal Article
Nisar, T. M., Hajli, N., Prabhakar, G., & Dwivedi, Y. (2020). Sharing economy and the lodging websites: Antecedents and mediators of accommodation purchase intentions. Information Technology and People, 33(3), 873-896. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-06-2018-0297

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the main determinants that affect accommodation purchase intentions through lodging websites in sharing economy context. This industry differs from the hotel indu... Read More about Sharing economy and the lodging websites: Antecedents and mediators of accommodation purchase intentions.

Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Nisar, T. M., Prabhakar, G., Ilavarasan, P. V., & Baabdullah, A. M. (2019). Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK. International Journal of Information Management, 48, 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.01.017

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The present paper explores the relationship between nature of Facebook usage, non-directional comparisons and depressive syndromes. The extant research on linkage between social media usage and mental health is inconclusive. The p... Read More about Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK.

Up the ante: Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance (2019)
Journal Article
Nisar, T. M., Prabhakar, G., Ilavarasan, P., & Baabdullah, A. (2020). Up the ante: Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 53, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2018.12.010

Prior management research on firm reputation has acknowledged the importance of word of mouth (WOM) in influencing key choices made by businesses, as well as by individuals. In recent developments, Internet-based WOM forums aggregate vast amounts of... Read More about Up the ante: Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance.

Sports clubs’ use of social media to increase spectator interest (2018)
Journal Article
Nisar, T. M., Prabhakar, G., & Patil, P. P. (2018). Sports clubs’ use of social media to increase spectator interest. International Journal of Information Management, 43, 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.08.003

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This research aims to give an insight into social media as an online marketing medium used by sports clubs. The research intention is to understand how social media is used to increase customer interactivity and spectator interest... Read More about Sports clubs’ use of social media to increase spectator interest.